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K* 2012 – contribute anywhere, anytime!
For the first time K* 2012 brings together knowledge intermediaries working across the knowledge-policy interface all over the globe, to share experience, lessons learned and build a global community...
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Once a K* practitioner, always a K* practitioner
By Louise Shaxson, Research Fellow, RAPID, Overseas Development Institute, London, UK Like Alex, I’m greatly looking forward to the K* conference – the first global, cross-sectoral conference on...
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Knowledge and policy: navigating a spaghetti junction – showcasing a new book...
On the eve of the Kstar Conference 2012, Louise Shaxson – senior research fellow in the Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme at ODI – presented key findings from the new book Knowledge,...
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Kstar has landed!
The Kstar conference 2012, or for all those Tweeters out there (#KStar2012), has been generating a lot of buzz on the Twittersphere. But what on earth is Kstar? For those new to the field, Dr Alex...
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Practicing Kstar: from ideas to action
Practitioners working across the knowledge-policy interface play an increasingly important role in the drive towards evidence based policymaking. At the K* Conference 2012, a panel of knowledge...
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Living the Kstar lifestyle: Reflections of a Kstar practitioner from Andrew...
What does it mean to be a Kstar practitioner and what are the challenges to working effectively across the knowledge-policy interface? In this interview, Professor Andrew Campbell – Director of the...
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From ideas to action: practical guidance for a Kstar practitioner from...
At the K* Conference 2012, a panel of knowledge practitioners shared their experience and personal insights in being at the sharp end of policy delivery. In this interview, Laurens Klerkx – Professor...
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Why Kstar is important for the United Nations University
Reflecting on discussions at the Kstar conference 2012, Prof. Jakob Ryhner – from the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security – outlines why Kstar is important for his...
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Jacquie Brown: Learning the lessons of Kstar
Discussions at the Kstar conference 2012 have repeated time and time again that we need to stop reinventing wheels and focus on sharing and learning from our individual experience. In this interview,...
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Kstar with civil society: brokering relationships instead of knowledge?
As key actors intersecting the knowledge-policy interface, knowledge intermediaries working with civil society and community organisations have a key facilitating role to play in policy and decision...
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Academics need to find their place in the new ‘open knowledge society’
In this video Peter Moll (International Analyst and Consultant) talks about the emergence of the ‘open knowledge society’ and what this means for academic researchers. Moll believes that academics have...
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Kstar: Views, hopes, fears, and next steps
So the Kstar conference 2012 comes to an end?…. Or is it just the beginning?! What stood out for you? Where should we be going next? Over the past three days we’ve gathered your views and insight,...
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How to win an online and offline audience
The second day of the Awards and Medals Training Workshop covered more ground in terms of the do’s and don’ts of presentations and how to effectively handle and win your audience. Starting with a brief...
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Open Access: One small step or one giant leap?
By Clare Gorman The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) recently announced the welcome news that all publically-funded development research is to become freely available. As the...
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LACEA 2012 Annual Meeting, Lima, Perú
The 17th Annual LACEA Meeting kicked off today in Lima, Perú. Hosted by Universidad del Pacifico (UP), the annual meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) and the Latin...
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Inequality of Access to Information: Can Information Sharing be universalized?
Access to information has long been established as one of the major problems faced by southern researchers. Enhancing information accessibility and use helps to better understand, analyze and research...
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Building the capacity to produce policy relevant research
As development and the global economy evolve in the direction of knowledge, the ability to communicate research effectively is essential; one of the means to ensure that, is the connections between...
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South-South cooperation efforts within “Spaces for engagement” program
By Leandro Echt, Coordinator of the Influence, Monitoring and Evaluation Program at CIPPEC Every two years, the Colombian Confederation of NGOs (CCONG) holds the National Conference of NGOs in...
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How can we make the Egyptian people employable?
Labor market is a valuable pillar to achieve economic and social progress and is key to alleviating poverty and promoting inclusion in Egypt. This is why labor market indicators are among the most...
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SK for SFE – Sustaining Knowledge beyond a program’s lifetime
This is a cross-post of a piece written by Leandro Echt (CIPPEC), entitled “A researcher in search of a policy maker: reflections on the sustainability of a project aimed at linking policy and research...
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